2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class telephone

169 Control systems
COMAND telephone*
Illustration: input menu for private data1To switch between work and home
data ( or symbol)
2Selected data field with input mark
(cursor)
3Display of set data type – in example
display, home data is set ( symbol
and “Home” display)
4Input characters

Switching between private and
business data: Select symbol 1.
The display switches to private or busi-
ness data, depending on the previous
status.

Changing data field: Slide rmq re-
peatedly until desired entry is highlight-
ed.
or

Select [ or ] repeatedly until de-
sired entry is highlighted.

Entering data into a field:
Select desired characters one by one
from the input characters.

Toggling upper and lower case for
the input characters: Select& or
(.

Changing language for the input
characters: Select!.

Select desired language.

Changing character set for the input
characters: Select#.
Depending on the previous setting, you
will change to letters with special char-
acters or to numbers with special char-
acters.

Moving cursor in the data field:
SelectY or Z.

Deleting individual characters:
Select) and briefly press n.
The character to the left of the cursor is
deleted.

Deleting an entire entry: Select)
and press and hold n until the entry is
deleted.

Saving an entry: Select?.


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Canceling an entry: Select “Back”.
If one of the data fields contains new
data, a prompt will appear asking
whether you want to save the entry.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
The entry will either be saved or
not, depending on your selection.Searching for an address book entry

Select “Telephone”
“Data/Connec-
tions”
“Address Book”.
The search menu appears with the
smart speller.
1Symbol for complete address data
from the navigation system
2Symbol for summarized entries
from the mobile phone with the same
name but different telephone numbers
3Category symbol
4Smart speller
5Symbol for voice entry
6Back to the main address book displayEntries with category symbol 3 come
from the mobile phone. The following cate-
gory symbols are possible:


= symbol for “Mobile” category


= symbol for “Home” category


= symbol for “Work” category


= symbol for “Fax” category


= symbol for “Pager” category


= symbol for “Main” category or for
unknown category or for phone entries
that are saved on the SIM card of a
GSM mobile phone
Entries without a category symbol or with
the or symbols come from the
COMAND address book. All other entries
come from the mobile phone and are only
visible when the mobile phone is in the cra-
dle*.
It is possible to add voice entries. Entries
with the symbol contain a voice entry
(
page 177).


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Entries with the symbol contain com-
plete, navigable address data from the nav-
igation system that correspond to digital
map data. It is possible to quickly start
route guidance to these types of entry
(page 176).
Switching from the smart speller to the
list

Slide mq repeatedly or press n until
the smart speller is hidden.
or

Select ?.
Switching from the list to the smart
speller

Select “Back” from the list.Searching via the smart speller

Switch from the list to the smart speller
if necessary.

Changing smart speller language:
Select!.

Select desired language.

Changing smart speller character
set: Select#.
Depending on the previous setting, you
will change to letters with special char-
acters or to numbers with special char-
acters.

Entering characters: Select the char-
acters one by one of the entry you are
searching for.

Deleting individual characters:
Select) and briefly press n.
Each time you enter or delete a charac-
ter, the closest match will be displayed
at the top of the list.

Deleting an entire entry: Select)
and press and hold n until the entry is
deleted.

Canceling search: Switch from the
smart speller to the list (
page 171).
The entry at the top of the list is auto-
matically highlighted.

Going back to main address book
display: If necessary, switch from the
list to the smart speller (
page 171)
and select “Back” in the smart speller.
Searching via the list

If necessary, switch from the smart
speller to the list (
page 171).

Rotate ymz or slide qmr until desired
entry is highlighted on the list.

172 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Displaying a complete address book
entry
Searching for the desired entry
Search for an address book entry
(page 170).
or

Select an address book entry in the
main address book menu
(page 168).

Press n.
The detailed view appears.
Illustration: detailed view for private data1To go back to the previous menu
2To switch between work and home
data ( symbol or )
3Selected data field
4Display of set data type – in example
display, home data is set ( symbol
and “Home” display)
5To call up options
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The options available under “Options” menu
item 5 depend on which data field 3 is select-
ed. The following options may be available:


Displaying abbreviated content in full
(page 173)


Changing an address book entry
(page 174)


Changing the description of a telephone
number data field (
page 174)


Adding a telephone number data field
(page 175)


Calling a number saved in an entry
(page 176)


Starting route guidance to an entry
(page 176)


Options for voice entries (
page 177)

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Switching between private or business
data
Select symbol 2.
The display switches to private or busi-
ness data, depending on the previous
status.
Selecting a different data field

Rotate ymz or slide qmr.
Displaying abbreviated content in full

Select “Options”
“Details”.
The display is shown in full.

Closing entire display: Slide omp or
pressn.
Closing the detailed view

Select “Back”.Displaying of a complete phone book
entry in the mobile phone
Searching for the desired entry

Search for a phone book entry in the
mobile phone (
page 161).

Press n.
The detailed view appears.1To go back to the previous menu
2Category symbol
3Display for phone book entry in mobile
phone
4To call up options
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The mobile phone must be inserted in the
cradle*.
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If a phone book entry in the mobile phone
has more than one telephone number, you will
see all telephone numbers with the respective
category symbol 2 in the detailed view.

174 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Closing the detailed view
Select “Back”.Changing an entry
Changing an address book entry

Search for an address book entry
(page 170).
or

Display the details of an address book
entry (
page 172).
The input menu appears with the data
fields.

Select “Options”
“Change”.

Proceed as described in the “Switching
between private and business data”
paragraph in the “Creating an new ad-
dress book entry” section
(page 168).Changing the description of a telephone
number data field

Display the details of an entry and high-
light the telephone number data field
(page 172).

Select “Options”
“Change Catego-
ry”.

Select a number category, e.g. “Home”.

Select a telephone category, e.g. “Land
Line”.

Select “Save”.
COMAND saves the data if there are
fewer than four numbers assigned to
the entry you are searching for in the
selected number category.
Otherwise, you will see a prompt ask-
ing whether one of the existing num-
bers should be overwritten.
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The options available under “Options” menu
item 4 depend on which data field 3 is select-
ed. The following options may be available:


Calling a number saved in an entry
((page 176)


Saving a phone book entry from mobile
phone in the address book (
page 164)
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This function is not possible for phone book
entries in the mobile phone.

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Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, a selection list will
appear containing the four existing
numbers.

Select number to be overwritten.
COMAND overwrites the selected num-
ber with the new data.
Adding to a telephone number data field

Display the details of an entry and high-
light the telephone number data field
(page 172).

Select “Options”
“Add Number”.

Select a number category, e.g. “Home”.

Select a telephone category, e.g. “Land
Line”.

Select “Save”.COMAND adds the data field to the entry if
there are fewer than four numbers as-
signed to the entry in the selected number
category. You can now enter a number into
the data field.

Proceed as described from the “Enter-
ing data into a field” operating step in
the “Creating a new address book en-
try” section (
page 168).
If four numbers are already saved for the
entry in the selected number category, a
prompt will appear asking whether one of
the data fields should be overwritten.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, a selection list will
appear containing the four data fields.

Select field to be overwritten.
COMAND deletes the number of the se-
lected field. You can now enter a new
number into the data field.

Proceed as described from the “Enter-
ing data into a field” operating step in
the “Creating a new address book en-
try” section (
page 168).
Deleting an entry

Search for desired entry (
page 170).

Select “Options”
“Delete”.
A deletion prompt appears.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
The entry will either be deleted or not,
depending on your selection.
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One address book entry may contain up to
four data fields for private telephone numbers
and four data fields for business telephone num-
bers.
This function is not possible for phone book en-
tries in the mobile phone.
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You cannot delete phone book entries from
the mobile phone.

176 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Calling a number saved in an entry
Display the details of an entry and high-
light the telephone number data field
(page 172).

Press n and select “Call”.
or

Select “Options”
“Call”.
In both cases, the telephone* connects
the call. The COMAND display is show-
ing the telephone mode screen.Starting route guidance to an entry

Search for an address book entry
(page 170).

Display the details of an entry and high-
light the address data field
(page 172).

Select “Options”
“Navigate”.
or

Press n.
Further operation depends on whether the
address data is complete and matches the
digital map data of the navigation system.
It does not match, for example, if it is not
spelled in the same way as the destination
entry.Address data is complete and matches
digital map
If “Navigate” is selected, the navigation
system starts the route calculation.
Address data is incomplete or does not
match digital map
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To do this, COMAND must be equipped with
a telephone*. The mobile phone must be insert-
ed in the cradle*.
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Pressing n only functions if one of the ad-
dress data fields contains data.
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For the route calculation, the navigation sys-
tem requires the correct spellings of the state
(province), the city or zip code, the street and un-
der some circumstances, the house number. The
city and street must be spelled in the same man-
ner as the destination entry.
The state (province) can be spelled as an entire
name or as an abbreviation.
Examples:


Florida or FL


Colorado or CO


Alberta or AB


Ontario or ON